PSYC10004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 35: Clinical Trial, Scurvy, Convergent Validity
18 Oct 2018
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Method by which the best evidence is gathered, necessary for clinical psychology. Clinical trials embody the pursuit of truth and question if a treatment works. World"s first controlled clinical trial: 1746, examined treatments for scurvy the time, lind sought evidence. Sample fo 12 scurvy patients with similar symptoms and severity. Entire sample given similar housing and identical diet. Each pair of 2 out of 12 given supplements including. Rather than treat patients with scurvy according to what was the most in uential option at. Cider, sulphuric acid, vinegar, sea water, medicinal paste, orange/lemons. Those with cider also improved slightly as vitamin c is found in cider. A clinical trial is a systematic controlled empirical approach to determining the e ectiveness or e cacy of a therapy. In the context of mental disorder, this may pertain to psychotherapeutic (talking therapy, like c. b. t. psychopharmacological (medications, like antidepressant medication) interventions.
